Pediatric Pathology Professionals  

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Dr. Luquette (founder): Curriculum Vitae I received an MD in 1985 at Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans. I completed a residency training in Anatomic Pathology (1985-89) at Barnes Hospital in the Washington University School of Medicine, and did a Pediatric Pathology fellowship (1989-91) at the Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. I have practiced and taught Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology since 1991 (with 15 years in Columbus, OH at Nationwide Children's Hospial), and I am board certified in Anatomic Pathology (1990) and Pediatric Pathology (1993). SPEX (2009). My practice has also included some forensic pathology and medical legal review. In this capacity, I have reviewed medical documents and microscope slides from criminal and civil litigations and subsequently testified in depositions and trials. MISSION STATEMENT Pediatric Pathology Professionals is a privately owned and operated pathology laboratory focused on Perinatal Pathology with the following mission: 1. to provide high quality examinations of placentas, products of conception, and fetuses. Areas of emphasis include first trimester loss, molar pregnancy, repeat pregnancy loss, documentation of anomalies in the embryo and fetus (intact or not), cause of intrauterine demise, and study of the placenta at any gestational age. . 2. To perpetuate such high quality examinations by training and certifying others. 3. To propagate models of physician owned and managed practices that offer quality medicine, avoiding high volume, low reimbursement models that inherently compromise quality.